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A Mini Corpus for Crossword Fans B



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A Mini Corpus for Crossword Fans B




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Baa = bleat




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Baby = tot




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Baby's pacifier = dummy




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Baby's soft shoes = booties




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Backhander = bribe




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Backless seat = stool




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Backless shoes = mules




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Backless sofa = divan




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Bacon slice = rasher




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Bad actor = Sam




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Badger = harass




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Badger's burrow = sett




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Bad-tempered = grouchy




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Baffle, Confuse = stump




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Baked food = pie




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Ballet skirt = tutu




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Ballroom dance = foxtrot




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Banded = striped




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Banners = flags




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Banquets = feasts




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Bar of gold = ingot




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Bard = poet




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Barrier = fence




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Bathroom fitting = bidet




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Bathroom powder = talc




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Beautiful girl = belle




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Be clothed in = wear




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Be concerned = care




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Be deficient in = lack




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Be of use = avail




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Be relevant = pertain




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Be unsuccessful = lose




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Be worthy of = merit




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Beam above a door = lintel




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Bearing = gait




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Beast = brute




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Beast of burden = mule




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Beat soundly = wallow




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Beasts of burden = Llamas




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Beau = dandy




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Beautiful girl = belle




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Become aware of = notice




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Bedtime drink = cocoa




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Bee keeper = apiarist




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Beer = lager




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Beer barrel = keg




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Beer mug = stein




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Before = ere




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Beginner = novice




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Begrudge = resent




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Behave smugly = gloat




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Being the oldest = eldest




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Belief = tenet, credit




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Bellow = roar




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Bend = stoop




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Bend, Be bent = flex




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Berate = scold




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Bereaved husband = widow




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Bereavement = loss




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Beseech = beg




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Besmear = daub




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Besom = broom




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Bet = wager




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Betting chances = odds




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Beverage = tea




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Bewail = lament




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Bewilder = perplex




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Bible prophet = Moses




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Biblical murder victim = Abel




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Biblical priest = Eli




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Biblical story = parable




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Bicycle for two = tandem




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Big = great




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Big cat = lion




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Bill of fare = menu




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Bingo = lotto




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Binman = dustman




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Bird = toucan




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Bird of prey = eagle




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Bird type = Bald eagle, raven




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Bird's clavicle = wishbone




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Bisect = halve




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Bishop's headdress = mitre




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Bit = piece




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Bitchy = catty




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Bits of food = morsels




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Bitterly reproach =revile




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Bitterness = rancour




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Blameless = innocent




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Blaze = fire




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Blemish = stain




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Blend = mix




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Bloke = man




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Blokes = men




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Blood sucker = leech




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Blood vessel = artery




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Blunt weapon = cudgel




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Blurred mark = smudge




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Blustering bully = hector




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Board game = ludo




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Boarding place for dogs = kennel




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Boast = vaunt




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Bobbin = reel, spool




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Bode = augur




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Body of matter = mass




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Body of water = ocean




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Boil water in this = kettle




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Boils gently = simmers




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Bomb hole = crater ()




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Bombast = rant




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Book = novel




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Book of maps = atlas




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Book of words = lexicion




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Boor = lout




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Bop = dance




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Border = edge




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Bore = calibre




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Boring tool = augur




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Born = nee ()




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Borrowing charge = interest




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Bother = trouble




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Bottom, foundation = base




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Boulder = stone




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Bound = tied




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Bounder = CAD




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Bowed stringed instrument = cello




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Bower = arbour




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Bowl = basin




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Box = crate, carton




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Boxer's training item = punchball




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Boy's name = George, Aaron, Ernie, Craig, Tim, Rob, David, Richard




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Boy's title = mister




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Brag = boast




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Branch = limb




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Branched horns = antler




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Brass instruments = bugles




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Bravery award = medal




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Brawl = punch up, melee, fracas




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Brawny = muscular




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Brazilian dance = Samba




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Bread maker = baker




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Bread roll = bun




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Break suddenly, break violently = smash, snap




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Breaks = busts




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Breed of dog = corgi




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Brief appearance in a film = cameo




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Brigand = bandit




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Brimless cap = beret




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Brittle = crisp




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Broad smile = Beam




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Brochette = skewer




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Brolly = umbrella




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Brooks = streams




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Broom of twigs = besom, sprig




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Brown = tan




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Brownish grey = taupe




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Brownish yellow = sandy




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Brutish person = animal




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Bucket = pail




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Buffalo = bison




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Bugbear, bogey = bugaboo




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Building material = mortar




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Bulky or heavy = hefty




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Bull fighter = picador, matador, toreador




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Bully = beast




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Burden = onus, load




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Bureaucracy = red tape




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Burial or cremation = funeral




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Burn = sear, scalp, char




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Burning = afire, alight




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Burst of noise = peal, chime




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Bury = inter




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Busy = hectic




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By far = easily




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By or in itself = per se




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By way of = via

















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